Federal Way National/Soundview scored early but not often while their foe, Bonney Lake/Sumner, scored early and often.

That fact led to the foe's 10-7 loser-out game victory in the All Stars District 10 10-11 Fastpitch Tournament played at the Federal Way National Complex Monday.

"We couldn't get hits when we needed them," said Brady Nelson, FWN/SV manager, whose team played hard but recorded a second straight loss in this double elimination all stars tourney of teams playing from various District 10 charters. Some charters combined like this southwest Federal Way and northeast Tacoma/Brownspoint team did for 10-11 age girls all stars.

This game started off on the right foot for FWN/SV, pressing BL/S toward the wall early, scoring four runs in the FWN/SV top of the first inning. Emery Norwood drew a walk, and, then, after a 5-3 third to first put-out and a strikeout, a FWN/SV rally ensued as Maddie Stensrud was hit by a pitch to put two runners on base. Avery Liening followed with an RBI single, scoring Norwood to make it 1-0. Then, furthering its opening offensive good, Anna Kerrone smacked an RBI double, scoring Stensrud and Liening to make it 3-0.

Leading by three and still in the first inning, FWN/SV scored one more on Kerrone's stealing of third base and home for a 4-0 lead.

"It's really fun to be in all stars," said Kerrone, who not only went 2-for-3 hitting with two runs, including two steals of home total but she also pitched strong the third, fourth, fifth innings. "You have to work hard. You have to thrive to win."

You were thriving in the first inning.

"We worked hard in the beginning and wanted it badly," said Kerrone. "They just came back."

And, it was no knock to FWN/SV starting pitcher Stensrud's effort, it was just...the BL/S team hit the ball and ran aggressively on the basepaths from the their very first ups in the first inning. The adversary scored three runs on four hits, including three steals and one steal of home, three runs on four hits in the BL/S first inning.

So, a 4-3 score and SV/N still led after one inning. But BL/S would drastically change that fact in the bottom of the second inning, scoring six runs on four hits, to lead 9-4 after two innings.

SV/N came back in the top of the third for a run as Anna Kerrone's RBI sacrifice grounder to second base that allowed Stensrud to score and the latter young lady led off the inning with a walk to make it 9-5 BL/S.

SV/N again came up with another run in the top of fifth inning as Stensrud lined the ball into left field and stole the bases, including home, and it was 9-6. Kerrone doubled and stole home to make it 9-7.

"The girls played hard, they stayed positive," said Nelson.

Then after Kerrone pitched a one-run inning in the BL/S bottom half of the fifth to make it a 10-7 score, SV/N needed one more inning of comeback runs to rally, like the two previous innings before.

Nope. Couldn't get anyone in after Allison Avaiusuni led off the inning with a single. Out, out, out. Game over.

But the lessons were good for this team and camaraderie is the bottom line anyway, said manager Nelson.

"The girls rooted for their teammates, they learned a lot, I hope they had a good time playing," said Nelson. "I have coached some of these kids since six years old. We did the best we could. We just needed some timely hitting. If we had done that, maybe a different outcome."